About me
As a Hong Kong based-partner, I lead Hill Dickinson’s commercial and insolvency disputes practice. This involves advising financial institutions, insolvency professionals, insurers and high-net-worth individuals on complex commercial, insolvency and asset recovery matters.
With more than 30 years’ experience, I’ve managed major disputes from the Court of First Instance to the Court of Final Appeal, and across international arbitration and mediation. My work often involves cross-border issues, fraud, insolvency, and shareholder or professional negligence claims.
Clients value my calm, strategic approach and ability to anticipate problems before they arise. My focus is on clarity, responsiveness and practical results. I’m also a regular commentator on dispute resolution trends and co-authored the Bullen & Leake chapter on Insolvencies and Companies.
I’m proud to have hiked up Mount Kinabulu, Malaysia’s highest peak, but my daughter is my greatest inspiration and keeps me grounded on so many levels.
My experience
- Advising the liquidators of UK-based travel operator in relation to enforcement of USD $10 million UK judgment in Hong Kong and related cross-border insolvency issues including winding-up proceedings and the related appointment of liquidators and asset recovery strategic advice
- Advising 50% shareholder with issuing multiple petitions in the High Court of Hong Kong for share buy out or winding up orders for various corporate entities within a pan Asian garment sourcing and manufacturing group of companies (involved valuation methodologies and analysis and application of the now famous Yung Kee principles for winding-up unregistered foreign companies in Hong Kong on just and equitable grounds)
- Advising an ultra-high net worth private client with an appeal to the Hong Kong Court of Appeal in relation to a substantial damages claim for over USD $50 million against two global investment banks arising from the sale of a commercial property portfolio in Beijing to a Hong Kong publicly listed real estate investment trust
- Advising a leading European private bank on global asset recovery strategy through multiple corporate layers across different jurisdictions following a substantial internet bank scam known as CEO fraud resulting in theft of USD60 million
- Advising a group of minority shareholders in a highly contentious shareholder dispute arising from the ownership and operation of a boutique island resort in Fiji
- Advising a partner of a leading commercial premises refurbishment company in a dispute with the other 50% shareholder including shareholder equitable discretionary remedies such as share buy-out options and just and equitable winding-up
Awards and accolades
- Member of the Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Member of INSOL International
- Member of Advisory Board of Roubrick